SB 11.23.31

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Chapter 23: The Song of the Avantī Brāhmaṇa.

SB 11.23.30

SB 11.23.32

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 31

śrī-bhagavān uvāca
ity abhipretya manasā
hy āvantyo dvija-sattamaḥ
unmucya hṛdaya-granthīn
śānto bhikṣur abhūn muniḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-bhagavān uvāca—the Supreme Lord said; iti—thus; abhipretya—concluding; manasā—within his mind; hi—indeed; āvantyaḥ—of the district of Avantī; dvija-sat-tamaḥ—now the most pious brāhmaṇa; unmucya—untying; hṛdaya—in his heart; granthīn—the knots (of desire); śāntaḥ—peaceful; bhikṣuḥ—a mendicant sannyāsī; abhūt—he became; muniḥ—silent.

TRANSLATION

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa continued: His mind thus determined, that most excellent Avantī brāhmaṇa was able to untie the knots of desire within his heart. He then assumed the role of a peaceful and silent sannyāsī mendicant.